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the labor department is reporting fewer people applied for benefits, the biggest one week drop since last year. it appears the surge in unemployment applications last week was only temporary. >>> getting around town -- see how our area stacks up against others would comes to taking the metro instead of fighting the traffic. >> we knew the weather could last forever. we have more on the changes on the way. >> the nationals try to sweep the braves in atlanta, and tiger woods withdraws from the players. i've got the latest coming up in sports. >>> a new report scores are area above average when it comes to mass transit. >> the study indicates 80% of the people in the area have access to buses and trains. but getting to work is more difficult for commuters. our bureau chief is live in west falls church with more on this study. >> that's because so many new places to work are in the suburbs or the outer burbs and they do not have metro rail here. this study looked at all forms of mass transit. if there is something to get people somewhere, we are going to use it in d.c.. the c stands out
the labor department is reporting fewer people applied for benefits, the biggest one week drop since last year. it appears the surge in unemployment applications last week was only temporary. >>> getting around town -- see how our area stacks up against others would comes to taking the metro instead of fighting the traffic. >> we knew the weather could last forever. we have more on the changes on the way. >> the nationals try to sweep the braves in atlanta, and tiger woods...
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president obama wants health care passed and on his desk this week. they are confident they will be able to get the votes this week, despite fierce opposition from republicans. >>> and there were flooding streams and rushing rivers. the area is likely to see more flooding tomorrow morning as the high tide rolls back in. >> the process will repeat, and the excellent news is that most of the rain has come to an end across the area. a few scattered showers. you may want to keep an umbrella handy just in case. the tidal potomac is really swollen. we will see higher tides early tomorrow morning. here is what is going on with our weatherbug network. nearly 3 inches of rain at children's hospital in the district. 2.5 -- 2.25 inches in arlington. a current temperature of 48 degrees. here is what is going on. our high temperature today at reagan national was 52. the average for today is 55. the record was back in 1990. the temperatures outside holding in the 40's. we will drop by a few degrees for the overnight. 41 in detroit. 45 in new york city. there is thi
president obama wants health care passed and on his desk this week. they are confident they will be able to get the votes this week, despite fierce opposition from republicans. >>> and there were flooding streams and rushing rivers. the area is likely to see more flooding tomorrow morning as the high tide rolls back in. >> the process will repeat, and the excellent news is that most of the rain has come to an end across the area. a few scattered showers. you may want to keep an...
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he called world leaders over the weekend backup president obama had to minnesota today to talk about his plan for gun-control legislation he won. still win grassroots support for his the gun proposals. people of mixed opinions on how affect of this public poll will be. >> in need to motivate people to combat what will be a very effective interest group effort in opposition to his goals. >> president obama is not done a good job building relationships with congress. he needs to do that before he starts putting external pressure on them. >> tomorrow, a bipartisan group of house members will introduce a bill to make a federal crime to deal and firearms trafficking. >> police are investigating it after one of the military's most accomplished snipers was shot dawn -- shot dead a gun rains this weekend. >> the 25-year-old former marine is charged with two counts of murder in the saturday shooting death of legendary military sniper chris kyle. police are still working to determine a motive. he was one of the most skilled and deadly snipers in military history. he once showed a target more t
he called world leaders over the weekend backup president obama had to minnesota today to talk about his plan for gun-control legislation he won. still win grassroots support for his the gun proposals. people of mixed opinions on how affect of this public poll will be. >> in need to motivate people to combat what will be a very effective interest group effort in opposition to his goals. >> president obama is not done a good job building relationships with congress. he needs to do...
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it is the first attack since last week when president obama @ declerck the u.s. combat mission over. -- when president obama declared at the u.s. combat mission over. >> the white house says taxing capital investments could save business $2 billion over two years. the republicans fired back saying he should be focused on spending cuts. the "washington post" abc news poll shows 52% of americans disapprove of president obama's overall performance. 57% disapprove of the way he is handling the economy. chicago mayor richard daley has presided over the nation's third largest city for the last 21 years. tonight he said, it that it. he will not run for a -- another term. he is 68 and has been thinking about not running for some time and has become comfortable with that decision. rahm emanuel once that job and it opens the door for him to run -- wants that job and it opens the door for him to run for mayor of chicago. nasa is designing a woys system -- a hoist system to lift up the minors that are trapped in south america. >> the first phase of a major expansion at the i
it is the first attack since last week when president obama @ declerck the u.s. combat mission over. -- when president obama declared at the u.s. combat mission over. >> the white house says taxing capital investments could save business $2 billion over two years. the republicans fired back saying he should be focused on spending cuts. the "washington post" abc news poll shows 52% of americans disapprove of president obama's overall performance. 57% disapprove of the way he is...
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visit to colombia last week. neighbors cannot imagine that it is true. >> i hope there is a positive outcome in the end. >> he says that chaney came to one of this lacrosse games to support him. >> people tend to blame people right away because they hear the news. i believe that once the facts come out things may be different. >> neighbors say that he and his family have lived in this neighborhood for over 10 years. we're told that he is one of two secret service supervisors who has been accused in this scandal. >> more details on the investigation. eight secret service agents remain suspended. peter keaneing said today that more firings could be imminent. the identity of the third agent has not been released. he has elected to resign. we have a developing story tonight. a 12-year-old girl reported missing by her father in 2006 has been found. the mother is in police custody. detectives say the two were found living in sterling. stephanie cano was just six years old when she was taken away by her mother. police t
visit to colombia last week. neighbors cannot imagine that it is true. >> i hope there is a positive outcome in the end. >> he says that chaney came to one of this lacrosse games to support him. >> people tend to blame people right away because they hear the news. i believe that once the facts come out things may be different. >> neighbors say that he and his family have lived in this neighborhood for over 10 years. we're told that he is one of two secret service...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message oil done at $1 for every person who likes are a facebook page. -- will d >> finally some sunshine in the next couple of days. week it habeen. certainly for our friends and say, delaware, new york city. delaware, andey, in new york city. election day, pretty several weather. for us.is it weather. for us.is it could have gotten me one. i did. try the unmistakable flavor of dunkin' donuts smoked sausage breakfast sandwich. hurry in today. america runs on dunkin'.
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message oil done at $1 for every person who likes are a facebook page. -- will d >> finally some sunshine in the next couple of days. week it habeen. certainly for our friends and say, delaware, new york city. delaware, andey, in new york city. election day, pretty several weather. for us.is it weather. for us.is it could have gotten me one. i did. try the unmistakable flavor of dunkin' donuts smoked sausage breakfast sandwich. hurry...
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. >> this is the second debate for gop candidates in less than a week. president obama has called both credible candidate. a frightening situation today. a 10-year-old boy is fighting for his life after his house caught on fire while he was left home alone. the blaze broke out at 730 this morning in the kitchen area. he was slipping in a bedroom while his father was taking older children to school. there were no smoke detectors in the house. >> it was an emotional scene as 9/11 memorials open to the public. the first visitors enter the site this morning. they had to pass through metal detectors before making their way down to the square fountains. . the plates feature the names of the people attack and the six who died in the 1993 bombings of the towers. >> a local power company is questioned about its performance before and after hurricane irene. the company said three-quarters of 1 million customers lost power. many customers complained bge took too long to get the lights back on. the first of the meetings will be held september 27 in tollison. >> much
. >> this is the second debate for gop candidates in less than a week. president obama has called both credible candidate. a frightening situation today. a 10-year-old boy is fighting for his life after his house caught on fire while he was left home alone. the blaze broke out at 730 this morning in the kitchen area. he was slipping in a bedroom while his father was taking older children to school. there were no smoke detectors in the house. >> it was an emotional scene as 9/11...
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first daughter malia obama is taking a starting at harvard. whether it's work or college or both, either on campus or online, there are plenty of options and more students are taking a different path and that's our cover story this week. 18-year-old jonathan paul took a swing at another route to a college degree after dropping out nine years ago. >> i kind of was in limbo for a while and looking for a way to complete my degree. >> reporter: but he didn't go back to a physical campus to get it. he recently earned a bachelor's degree from penn state university in finance after completing all of his work online. >> i approached it from more of a learning point of view instead of the end result of just, you know, getting a grade. >> reporter: nearly 3 million college students are taking courses exclusively online bypassing the traditional campus experience. while they may not have the same opportunities to socialize and network as students on campus, they are gaining valuable skills. r come away learning more than perhaps they learned in a residen
first daughter malia obama is taking a starting at harvard. whether it's work or college or both, either on campus or online, there are plenty of options and more students are taking a different path and that's our cover story this week. 18-year-old jonathan paul took a swing at another route to a college degree after dropping out nine years ago. >> i kind of was in limbo for a while and looking for a way to complete my degree. >> reporter: but he didn't go back to a physical campus...
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a lot of it is the big story of the week with such a close race the election. as president obama and mitt romney tussle over the white house the fear is the united states' failure to limit damage of the fiscal clip that could put us back in recessi down them down will be the topic of a discussion as the g-20 meeting continues in mexico. but economists are telling us here that the outcome of the election may really not even matter in terms of the economy because it is still on focus for growth and better teams ahead because consumers are spending more home prices are rebounding and banks are increasing lending but both candidates face the tough issue of reducing the $1.1 trillion federal budget deficit. chase and citibank continue to wave fees in areas hard hit by sandy and cable companies offering a break. we have dames the next hour. that is business news. ellen braitman for abc 7 news. >> it is 4:37 right now and we are looking at 40 degrees. >> still to come the redskins didn't have much to celebrate during their homecoming game. hear the bold statement mike
a lot of it is the big story of the week with such a close race the election. as president obama and mitt romney tussle over the white house the fear is the united states' failure to limit damage of the fiscal clip that could put us back in recessi down them down will be the topic of a discussion as the g-20 meeting continues in mexico. but economists are telling us here that the outcome of the election may really not even matter in terms of the economy because it is still on focus for growth...
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the program is ending two weeks earlier than expected. dealers have until 8:00 trom night to get the paper work before the program officially ends. dealers have sold more than 489,000 vehicles through that program. president obama may be on vacation but there is no getting away from the heated debate over health care reform. the first family arrives on martha's vineyard to spend the week at the excluded farm. ads attacking the president's health care plan will be airing constantly even when the boston red sox take on his home team, the chicago white sox. >> he's leaving a real mess behind. poll numbers have gone south and he's got a lot to think about when he goes on vacation. >> senator john mccain says republicans may negotiate on health care if the president drops plans for a government run insurance plan. mr. obama may try to help his cause by paying a visit to ailing senator ted kennedy. >> following some breaking news tonight, a former reality show contestant suspected of murder has been found dead. police say they have found ryan j
the program is ending two weeks earlier than expected. dealers have until 8:00 trom night to get the paper work before the program officially ends. dealers have sold more than 489,000 vehicles through that program. president obama may be on vacation but there is no getting away from the heated debate over health care reform. the first family arrives on martha's vineyard to spend the week at the excluded farm. ads attacking the president's health care plan will be airing constantly even when the...
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. >>> president obama will meet with leaders next week to try to carve out a plan to curb the inflex of child migrants coming into the u.s. with a meeting in washington, d.c. with leaders of honduras, guatemala and el salvador and comes as the administration tries to win approval in congress for 3$3.7 billion to expand border security and deal with that immigration crisis. >>> quite a rescue in pennsylvania. 14-year-old boy got trapped inside a vertical structural beam of the elizabeth bridge. the boy climbed into the 18-inch diameter beam, don't ask why. and he was then unable to move. it took 20 agencies 2 1/2 hours to free him using a harness. he suffered only minor drapes. his father welcomed him home by telling him, imagine this, he's grounded. >>> a couple caught on surveillance video allegedly stealing a replica of a baby dinosaur from the museum in north carolina have turned themselves in. logan richie and larissa lovaka are afacing felony charges. he shoved the dinosaur valued at $10,000 into her bag. if i'm not mistaken that was a replica of the late crustacean period, not
. >>> president obama will meet with leaders next week to try to carve out a plan to curb the inflex of child migrants coming into the u.s. with a meeting in washington, d.c. with leaders of honduras, guatemala and el salvador and comes as the administration tries to win approval in congress for 3$3.7 billion to expand border security and deal with that immigration crisis. >>> quite a rescue in pennsylvania. 14-year-old boy got trapped inside a vertical structural beam of the...
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. >>> president obama will visit wounded war veterans today. this afternoon, he will stop by the walter reed national military -- medical center in bethesda. he made a similar trip back in june. this is to mark the 10th anniversary of the war in afghanistan. >> the chairman of the house oversight committee will send subpoenas to that house as early as next week. they attest that attorney- general general older knew about the program called fast and furious early then he said reed in 2009, the atf allow people to buy weapons from arizona gun shops and track them across the border. agents lost track of about 1400 weapons. >> coming up -- rescued at sea -- a family makes it through 20 hours and the water. among the survivors is a 4-year- old girl. >> more legal trouble ahead as a loss to planned against a man that knocks. families stranded after wild weather ripped through a texas city. plus, are ranked on the way? state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fe
. >>> president obama will visit wounded war veterans today. this afternoon, he will stop by the walter reed national military -- medical center in bethesda. he made a similar trip back in june. this is to mark the 10th anniversary of the war in afghanistan. >> the chairman of the house oversight committee will send subpoenas to that house as early as next week. they attest that attorney- general general older knew about the program called fast and furious early then he said reed...
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president obama says he will give congress a few more weeks to pass legislation. if they don't, he will ask them to set it aside indefinitely. >>> the killer whale exhibits at all three seaworld parks remained closed today as the mpany review safety procedures. official now say it was likely dawn brancheau's pony tail that triggered wednesday's deadly attack. >>> south carolina governor mark sanford's divorce from his wife, jenny, is expected to be fil today. the couple was unable to reconcile after the governor disappeared last summer then publicly confessed his affair with an argentine woman he called his soul mate. >>> after yesterday's meeting between george w. bush and dick cheney, the alumni will have a breakfast in washington. hundreds of former staffers are expected to attend. but cheney won't be among them because of his recent heart attack. >>> coming up later on "good morning america," trying to sell your house in this tough market. we have got the lowdown from some real estate experts, who are going to reveal the top five things you can do to make that
president obama says he will give congress a few more weeks to pass legislation. if they don't, he will ask them to set it aside indefinitely. >>> the killer whale exhibits at all three seaworld parks remained closed today as the mpany review safety procedures. official now say it was likely dawn brancheau's pony tail that triggered wednesday's deadly attack. >>> south carolina governor mark sanford's divorce from his wife, jenny, is expected to be fil today. the couple was...
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. >>> president obama will spend the rest of this week in hawaii. his christmas vacation is turning into a working vacation. he had a counter-terrorism briefing yesterday and spoke with the king of saudi arabia. he managed to get a few breaks from his work to attend a church service with the first family in the morning and then played a round of golf on sunday afternoon. >>> one thing president obama will not be doing is making major personnel changes. the white house spokesman said that he does not expect the president to make any changes to his cabin in the new year. mr. obama will name a new top economic adviser to replace larry summers. >>> when we return, another threat against an embassy abroad. authorities are stepping up their security measures. and a motown icon is dead. how she changed the rules for one type of music. later, more incredible video of, in snowy northeast corridor. >>> today the music world is remembering the woman known as the ivory queen of soul. >> ♪ to be your one and only loverly ♪ >> teena marie died sunday in calif
. >>> president obama will spend the rest of this week in hawaii. his christmas vacation is turning into a working vacation. he had a counter-terrorism briefing yesterday and spoke with the king of saudi arabia. he managed to get a few breaks from his work to attend a church service with the first family in the morning and then played a round of golf on sunday afternoon. >>> one thing president obama will not be doing is making major personnel changes. the white house...
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he announced plans for a ground- breaking visit and about two weeks. this would be the first by an american president to the area. meanwhile in the west, groups calling on a president obama to work on immigration reform. several organizations plan to rally in the white house this afternoon. what the whitepresident to work on immigration reform. >> now people are looking forward to the inauguration. four years ago people gathered around the nation's capital. now people are busy constructing the state of the platform where he will once again be sworn in as president. >> i already have friends of called a dibs on a bed in my house. >> hotels already are looking up, too. most with a minimum of four- night stay during a busy stretch. d.c. tourism capitalizing on this as well. >> and not wasting any time starting the planning. coming up you are on 87 news at noon in july and early taste of thanksgiving. we will tell you where you can sample pie today. >> and dozens of wounded warriors getting ready to head to sin city. we will tell you why coming up in a liv
he announced plans for a ground- breaking visit and about two weeks. this would be the first by an american president to the area. meanwhile in the west, groups calling on a president obama to work on immigration reform. several organizations plan to rally in the white house this afternoon. what the whitepresident to work on immigration reform. >> now people are looking forward to the inauguration. four years ago people gathered around the nation's capital. now people are busy...
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i christmas day he tweeted he will get back to work this week. in the meantime, a new survey ranks the president as the second most admired man. former president barack obama claimed the top spot for the 10th year in a row. william: harry or william? president obama: william right now. thece william taken to airwaves. more and what they talked about coming up next. new year's eve is just days away. securities expect it to be tied in new york city. here is a quick check of traffic with eric smith. eric: thank you. good afternoon. northbound, you have off and on delays. southbound traffic will also be slowed down over the occoquan. slow out ofl be dale city into stafford county as well. adrianna: right now there is unprecedented security for the annual new year's eve all drop in new york city. the nypd is on high alert after recent terror attack in the mass shooting in las vegas. gio benitez with more on how authorities plan to keep the city safe. gio menu as: the countdown is on, and security officials on high alert. in new york, expect the most s
i christmas day he tweeted he will get back to work this week. in the meantime, a new survey ranks the president as the second most admired man. former president barack obama claimed the top spot for the 10th year in a row. william: harry or william? president obama: william right now. thece william taken to airwaves. more and what they talked about coming up next. new year's eve is just days away. securities expect it to be tied in new york city. here is a quick check of traffic with eric...
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it looks like it's going to take a couple of more weeks. he sent back all of the options for revisions. colin said that's fine. >> so mr. president, don't get pushed by the left to do nothing. don't get pushed by the right to do everything. you take your time and you figure it out. you're the commander in chief and this is what you were elected for. >> bob, let me bring this to you, after that last meeting on wednesday, the administration officials coming out, we get ambassador general eikenberry memo, he's raising questions. i'm wondering to what extent do you think this theater or a truly torture decisionmaking process. >> there's a third alternative, it may be a smart decisionmaking process, that i'm doing full disclosure, a book on this, on how obama decides and governs. and i'm looking at this and other decisis, but you look at this decision and i just, last night, listed 32 issues that he and others in those deliberations have said, let's get on the table, let's figure out what we're going to do, where it's going, what are the facts,
it looks like it's going to take a couple of more weeks. he sent back all of the options for revisions. colin said that's fine. >> so mr. president, don't get pushed by the left to do nothing. don't get pushed by the right to do everything. you take your time and you figure it out. you're the commander in chief and this is what you were elected for. >> bob, let me bring this to you, after that last meeting on wednesday, the administration officials coming out, we get ambassador...
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don't miss george's full interview with president obama on "this week" at 10:00 a.m. eastern on abc. we're online 24/7 on our "nightline" facebook page and at abcnews.com. marie: cheers. debra: there you go. all right. there you go. thank you. this is a very special night for me. i finally feel like i've put my bull wound behind me. i said, behind me. no, but i gotta tell you, it's been a tough few months getting back on my feet, and now that i have amy at my side again, and i'm back doing the job that i love, i've never felt better. and also, i think i have gotten over my anxiety vis-a-vis public rest rooms. so, if you'll excuse me, i shall return presently. oh, my god. it's that awful woman. that's definitely her, right? it's her. who? that's joanne, robert's ex-wife. [spits]
don't miss george's full interview with president obama on "this week" at 10:00 a.m. eastern on abc. we're online 24/7 on our "nightline" facebook page and at abcnews.com. marie: cheers. debra: there you go. all right. there you go. thank you. this is a very special night for me. i finally feel like i've put my bull wound behind me. i said, behind me. no, but i gotta tell you, it's been a tough few months getting back on my feet, and now that i have amy at my side again, and...
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space shuttle atlantis is expected to fly the second week of july in the final mission. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >>> president obama plans to fly to memphis today to meet with families affected by the mississippi river flooding. the army corps of engineers has opened at least nine floodgates at the morganza spillway in louisiana. this is to try to protect baton rouge and new orleans. most people and heated evacuation warnings that were issued, last week -- heeded warnings. meteorologist adam caskey has our forecast. we have a wet week ahead. >> yes, a level low pressure system acting as the main triggering mechanism for storms not just later today but for several days. let's break it down. crowds -- clouds filling in already. we have lunch hour southwest of the metro area in rappahannock county. that's around washington, virginia. one little sour drifting off to the northeast, approaching full until -- approaching flint hill. it is 70 in gaithersburg, 72 in fredericksburg. highs in the a 70's with shaw- howard scattered -- with scattered showers and thunderstorms. >>>
space shuttle atlantis is expected to fly the second week of july in the final mission. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >>> president obama plans to fly to memphis today to meet with families affected by the mississippi river flooding. the army corps of engineers has opened at least nine floodgates at the morganza spillway in louisiana. this is to try to protect baton rouge and new orleans. most people and heated evacuation warnings that were issued, last week -- heeded warnings....
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he is riding a wave of momentum from last week's debate. the poll taken after the denver showdown has the race tied among registered voters. president obama had a five-point advantage three days leading into the debate. voters overwhelmingly said ann romney won the debate. that is the biggest debate when ever recorded by gallup bigger than bill clinton's over george bush. president obama is expected to raise more than $10 million over two days. at an event in los angeles last night, musicians lent support for his reelection.. obama thanked the performers and threw in a not so subtle reference to his debate performance. >> they performed flawlessly night after night. i cannot always say the same. >> the pressure is now on vice president biden who squares off against paul ryan on thursday night in their only debate. >> the obama campaign will counter his trip to virginia tomorrow with the first lady courts voters in the battleground state. she will speak tomorrow at the louden county fairgrounds. tickets are required. >> a statue of christoph
he is riding a wave of momentum from last week's debate. the poll taken after the denver showdown has the race tied among registered voters. president obama had a five-point advantage three days leading into the debate. voters overwhelmingly said ann romney won the debate. that is the biggest debate when ever recorded by gallup bigger than bill clinton's over george bush. president obama is expected to raise more than $10 million over two days. at an event in los angeles last night, musicians...
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he will visit to iowa and new hampshire later this week. >>> the obama administration is looking for ways to jump-start the economy in the wake of bad economic news. >> our effort now as a government should be to get the private sector to help them stand up and lead the recovery. the government is not the central guider of the recovery. >> there are concerns after a recent report shows morenew jobs being created and home prices falling. republicans and democrats have different ideas on how to help the struggling economy. >>> the defense secretary says as u.s. troops withdraw from afghanistan, combat forces should be the last to leave. robert gates made the comment yesterday while meeting with u.s. troops in afghanistan. he is retiring at the end of the month. >>> former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn is due in court in a few hours. he is expected to plead not guilty when he is arraigned on charges he sexually assaulted a manhattan hotel maid. he has been on house arrest since a judge granted is $1 million bail. >>> former nfl star lacks a compariso -- plaxico burris will become a f
he will visit to iowa and new hampshire later this week. >>> the obama administration is looking for ways to jump-start the economy in the wake of bad economic news. >> our effort now as a government should be to get the private sector to help them stand up and lead the recovery. the government is not the central guider of the recovery. >> there are concerns after a recent report shows morenew jobs being created and home prices falling. republicans and democrats have...
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." >>> when president obama makes his case for more u.s. troops to afghanistan next week, he'll be doing so from the military academy at west point. mr. obama wants to speak directly to some of those who will be bearing the cost of his decision. and it is likely to be a long speech40 minutes or more. with a heavy emphasis on exit strategy. >> the president will outline what we have to do and when to bring our american forces home. it's tremendously important to make sure that the american people, again, know that we're not going to be there forever. >> congressional leaders will get a preview of the speech when they meet with the president on tuesday at the white house. >>> the president addresses another major issue when he travels to denmark next month. mr. obama will personally commit the u.s. to a substantial reduction in greenhouse gases at the copenhagen climate summit. the president will attend the conference before traveling to oslo to pick up his nobel peace prize. >>> toyota has a plan to fix the 4 million vehicles with stuck gas
." >>> when president obama makes his case for more u.s. troops to afghanistan next week, he'll be doing so from the military academy at west point. mr. obama wants to speak directly to some of those who will be bearing the cost of his decision. and it is likely to be a long speech40 minutes or more. with a heavy emphasis on exit strategy. >> the president will outline what we have to do and when to bring our american forces home. it's tremendously important to make sure...
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the entire interview tomorrow morning as barbara hosts abc's "this week." >>> meantime, president obama today was also talking about his meeting with republicans this week. adding a dose of humor. his comments came courtside as he and the vice president took in the duke/georgetown basketball game. >> you're a left hander. >> yes. >> do you have any problem going to the right? >> you know, i went to the republican house house just yesterday. but there's no doubt that i got a stronger left hand. >> the president courtside earlier today. >>> we're going to turn now to weather. tens of thousands are into a third straight night of no power and no heat after that crippling ice storm. the system has moved through the south and up into the mid-atlantic states causing major accidents and david kerley was right there beside one in richmond, virginia. >> reporter: this is the south. but tonight the mason/dixon line is covered by a foot of snow. coming down an inch an hour. this tanker with a full load of gasoline crashed through a concrete barrier and nearly down a cliff. when you got out and look
the entire interview tomorrow morning as barbara hosts abc's "this week." >>> meantime, president obama today was also talking about his meeting with republicans this week. adding a dose of humor. his comments came courtside as he and the vice president took in the duke/georgetown basketball game. >> you're a left hander. >> yes. >> do you have any problem going to the right? >> you know, i went to the republican house house just yesterday. but there's...
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he said president obama's campaign did a good job. 6:30, theahead at work week forecast. doing this all day, my feet and legs got really tired. so i got dr. scholl's massaging gel work insoles. they absorb the shock of working on my feet all day. i feel energized! i'm a believer. dr. scholl's massaging gel work insoles. i'm a believer! >> what did you do today to enjoy the beautiful weather? you can tweet us. were we expecting? >> things are going to change the at i wish it could stay like this, but we're actually going to see some clouds increasing, and, in fact, clouds already increasing. a few clouds this morning, and we are kind of book ending the day with clouds, but a good time lapse from the army navy country club in fairfax, and you can ease sunshine and a breeze, and as we head toward sunset, the clouds are starting to fill back in, but still a delightful evening with pleasant temperatures, the dew .54, and the dew point measures the air, and it is very, very low. yesterday, dew points were in the 70's, and even with these clouds, no rain. it got to 84 degrees at
he said president obama's campaign did a good job. 6:30, theahead at work week forecast. doing this all day, my feet and legs got really tired. so i got dr. scholl's massaging gel work insoles. they absorb the shock of working on my feet all day. i feel energized! i'm a believer. dr. scholl's massaging gel work insoles. i'm a believer! >> what did you do today to enjoy the beautiful weather? you can tweet us. were we expecting? >> things are going to change the at i wish it could...
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this is the first meeting between the power plays in six weeks. if they can't work out some kind of agreement automatic tax hikes and spending cuts will go into affected new year's day, which will impact most americans and will put the nation back into recession. >> we are coming up against a hard deadline. >> at today's meeting, president obama will push for a stop gap measure, a small deal that will at least prevent tax increases for those earning $250,000 or less. but even that seems unlikely. >> the american people have a right to be very upset with this congress. >> publicly, both sides have ratcheted up rhetoric, pointing the finger. >> john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership than keeping the nation on firm financial footing. >> the only reason why democrats have been trying to defect -- deflect attention over the past few weeks is they did not have a plan of their own. >> the path for the rest in the hands of the senate. house republican leaders say they will take action on whatever bill can pass the chamber. if there
this is the first meeting between the power plays in six weeks. if they can't work out some kind of agreement automatic tax hikes and spending cuts will go into affected new year's day, which will impact most americans and will put the nation back into recession. >> we are coming up against a hard deadline. >> at today's meeting, president obama will push for a stop gap measure, a small deal that will at least prevent tax increases for those earning $250,000 or less. but even that...
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the bill will keep the government running another six weeks. the vote sent the measure to president obama and time to vote -- in time to avoid a shutdown at midnight. the legislation gives congress and the white house time to iron out their differences on the unfinished budget work. >>> a hefty price tag coming from the august earthquake could hit the area, along with failing to repair time for the national cathedral. additional repairs will cost $50 million. the total bill will be $25 million. official -- additional repairs will cost $15 million. the earthquake damaged a number of declarations on the cathedral. >>> a divided panel ruled that the district ban on assault weapons is constitutional. the court also upheld some but not all of the district handgun registration requirements. the restrictions were originally passed after a supreme court case in 2008. >>> new developments tonight in the prince george's scandal. she pleaded guilty in june to destroying evidence. her sentencing was sentenced -- was set for thursday. the judge requested th
the bill will keep the government running another six weeks. the vote sent the measure to president obama and time to vote -- in time to avoid a shutdown at midnight. the legislation gives congress and the white house time to iron out their differences on the unfinished budget work. >>> a hefty price tag coming from the august earthquake could hit the area, along with failing to repair time for the national cathedral. additional repairs will cost $50 million. the total bill will be $25...
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. >>> president obama will pitch his deficit-reduction plan in virginia this week at a town hall meeting at the northern virginia community college in annandale this tuesday. then he will travel to facebook headquarters in california. and to reno, nevada. he would like to reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years. >>> a traffic alert for drivers in the state will be it a 20-minute stop from midnight until 5:30 a.m. this week because of the 11th street bridge project. today they are occurring on southbound 295. tomorrow they will be on the eastbound lanes of the southeast southwest freeway. on wednesday they will be on the westbound side of the southeast and southwest freeway. >>> drivers using the fairfax county parkway may want to slow down. police have launched a new traffic enforcement campaign called "50 means 50." police will pull over speeders and issue a warning or ticket and the campaign will last two weeks. the speed limit is 50. >> it seems like a simple concept. >> yes we think 50 means 60. >>> we have 53 degrees. >> still ahead learning a lesson from elephants.
. >>> president obama will pitch his deficit-reduction plan in virginia this week at a town hall meeting at the northern virginia community college in annandale this tuesday. then he will travel to facebook headquarters in california. and to reno, nevada. he would like to reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years. >>> a traffic alert for drivers in the state will be it a 20-minute stop from midnight until 5:30 a.m. this week because of the 11th street bridge...
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americans from coast to coast celebrated today with turkey and all the fixings, as did president obama and his family at the white house. the president is poised to announce his plan for afghanistan next week, and troops there today commemorated the american holiday with a traditional meal, though far from family and friends. as did their counterparts in iraq. their work continues. >>> back at home, the holiday season punishments many people in the mood for a movie, which brings us to our first piece tonight, a look at netflix, the company that's delivered more than 2 billion disks to its mebls and been unfazed by the economic downturn. but what's next? can netflix avoid blockbuster's fate? john donvan took a look. >> reporter: strolling to the post office to cast into the roaring river of the mighty american mail system this, a netflix envelope. a bit of magic, depeing on how you look at it. tucked inside was a movie on a disc, and movies are magic, right? even if this one, the 2008 romantic comedy "forgetting sarah marshall" was a bit of a chick flick -- >> oh, god, i made her kill h
americans from coast to coast celebrated today with turkey and all the fixings, as did president obama and his family at the white house. the president is poised to announce his plan for afghanistan next week, and troops there today commemorated the american holiday with a traditional meal, though far from family and friends. as did their counterparts in iraq. their work continues. >>> back at home, the holiday season punishments many people in the mood for a movie, which brings us to...
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president obama is back in washington following his two week vacation in hawaii. the first family arrive today. the president's schedule removes with a meeting with the mexican president tuesday. that is also the day the new republican-led congress convenes. when that happens, house speaker john boehner will face a challenge from the tea party. a texas representative says he will run against john boehner for house speaker. he said that voters made clear they want change in november. republicans increase their majority in the house and senate. john boehner is expected to remain as speaker. let's check with eileen for the winter he forecast. >> hard to believe that we are talking about that after today. the high today, it was really incredible. 60's across the board, 65 in southern maryland, lexington park, 66, virginia, fort belvoir, and 66 in d.c. at the roots charter school. really unbelievably mild air. the average this time of year is 43. this time tomorrow, temperatures will probably be about 30 degrees colder than today and we will have a good bit of wind. so
president obama is back in washington following his two week vacation in hawaii. the first family arrive today. the president's schedule removes with a meeting with the mexican president tuesday. that is also the day the new republican-led congress convenes. when that happens, house speaker john boehner will face a challenge from the tea party. a texas representative says he will run against john boehner for house speaker. he said that voters made clear they want change in november. republicans...
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i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a world bursting with opportunities. india, china, brazil, ishares, small-caps, large-caps, ishares. industrials. low cost. every dollar counts. ishares. income. dividends. bonds. i like bonds. ishares. commodities. diversification. choices. my own ideas. ishares. i want to use the same stuff the big guys use. ishares. 9 out of 10...
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next week, at least we get a couple of days of relief. >> holding you to that, ginger. thank you so much. >>> with so many people asking climate change playing a role in this extreme. president obama announcing he wants congress to give $1 billion for new research on climate change and new technologies. and. >>> next here tonight, a last-minute scramble under way, right now, at the olympics. america speedskaters are shedding their suits, some of them blaming a new outfit for costing them the winning edge and abc's matt gutman is on the ground for us again tonight. >> reporter: it is the fastest sport on two feet --sprints raced on scalpels edges, raced on scalpels edges, determined by razor-thin margins. in the men's 1000 meter race, the difference between gold and silver, just four hundredths of a second. american shani davis, the world's record holder, was expected to win. instead, he came in eighth. in fact, after six races, not a single american speedskater has medaled. tonight many american skaters are blaming not the power in their legs, but those new suits on the
next week, at least we get a couple of days of relief. >> holding you to that, ginger. thank you so much. >>> with so many people asking climate change playing a role in this extreme. president obama announcing he wants congress to give $1 billion for new research on climate change and new technologies. and. >>> next here tonight, a last-minute scramble under way, right now, at the olympics. america speedskaters are shedding their suits, some of them blaming a new outfit...
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today, it was president obama's town hall meeting. it lasted about an hour. mostly students crowded in your. he says this is the first time in weeks he has been able to leave the bubble of the white house. >> it is nice to get out of washington. >> the message he came to deliver was to congress about the ongoing budget negotiation. >> whether i like it or not, i have got to get the debt ceiling raised. defaulting is not an option. >> the president continued to push for a big budget deal. outside the town hall, most people said they liked what they heard. >> i thought it was great. is covered a lot of topics. >> but not everybody got the answers they came for. >> is it going to come back around? no one asked that question. >> 1 boy did get to -- one girl did get to ask her question. >> what should i teach my students about how our government works if we are saying we will not compromise with the other party? >> you should keep on teaching your students to compromise. that is not just how government works. that is how life works. >> this woman came with her dau
today, it was president obama's town hall meeting. it lasted about an hour. mostly students crowded in your. he says this is the first time in weeks he has been able to leave the bubble of the white house. >> it is nice to get out of washington. >> the message he came to deliver was to congress about the ongoing budget negotiation. >> whether i like it or not, i have got to get the debt ceiling raised. defaulting is not an option. >> the president continued to push for a...
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. >> president obama could choose a supreme court nominee as early as next week. the white house says president obama is deeply engaged in finding someone to succeed justice scalia who died over the weekend. that nominee will run into a political buzzsaw. abc's lana zak reports. >> we also have a big big deal issue this campaign now because of the passing of justice radical five justice liberal >> justice antonin scalia reverb brayed on the campaign trail. >> he dies. in one second after he's dead, they're fighting about politics. >> reporter: ted cruz appears to be the first with a political ad. >> we're just one supreme court justice away from losing them all. >> reporter: he goes on to attack donald trump saying trump would appoint a nonpro-life jurist. trump calls that a lie ho though he hinted at a possible third party run if he didn't win the nomination. >> i signed a pledge but it's a double edged pledge and as far as i'm concerned, they're in default of their pledge. >> reporter: protests are braving the winter storm with signs reading fill this vto there
. >> president obama could choose a supreme court nominee as early as next week. the white house says president obama is deeply engaged in finding someone to succeed justice scalia who died over the weekend. that nominee will run into a political buzzsaw. abc's lana zak reports. >> we also have a big big deal issue this campaign now because of the passing of justice radical five justice liberal >> justice antonin scalia reverb brayed on the campaign trail. >> he dies. in...
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. >> democrats say that if president obama wants to compromise with republicans, nancy pelosi it could be a problem. >>> keith fimian could request a recount after coming in second in the race against gerry connolly. >>> gerry connolly visited his doctor early last week and the doctor recommended that the go to the hospital for further testing. >>> there's a court battle involving one of the region's largest and most influential churches. less than a month after its pastor of betty peebles diet, the jericho city of praise has a leadership battle. her son and the board of trustees are at odds. >> there's been a lot of love and support from everybody. >> it is not up to man. >> there's a pretrial hearing on who should run the church, scheduled for march. both sides hope to work out to their differences before the matter lands in court. >>> looking round the nation, a memorial held for man presumed dead in colorado. david hartley's wife said that you shot and killed along the u.s.-mexican border in september. officials have not found his body. a woman says the terayon jet skis on the mexi
. >> democrats say that if president obama wants to compromise with republicans, nancy pelosi it could be a problem. >>> keith fimian could request a recount after coming in second in the race against gerry connolly. >>> gerry connolly visited his doctor early last week and the doctor recommended that the go to the hospital for further testing. >>> there's a court battle involving one of the region's largest and most influential churches. less than a month after...
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. >> the past few weeks, the polls have really tightened up in this .ace like obama and romney, the race between tim kaine and george allen is tough to predict. kaine as momentum right now. what wee excited about will see tomorrow. ,> george allen's wife susan giving volunteers one last push toward the finish line. >> it is going great. love the enthusiasm i am the ground. taking the stage monday in sterling, democrat tim kaine supporters he is the clear choice for bipartisanship. >> we cannot have the nation we want the congress is gridlock. have to fix it. x the latest wall street journal week showslate last how tight things are. 4% are still undecided. this volunteer things it will propel him to the senate. speaking monday before a mitt romney at george mason, george allen predicting how voters nationwide will be the commonwealth on tuesday. >> standing strong for freedom will begin to stand once again. >> the race not only getting a attention locally, but as well.y if tim kaine wins, it could help democrats maintain their narrow majority in the united states senate. if it is george a
. >> the past few weeks, the polls have really tightened up in this .ace like obama and romney, the race between tim kaine and george allen is tough to predict. kaine as momentum right now. what wee excited about will see tomorrow. ,> george allen's wife susan giving volunteers one last push toward the finish line. >> it is going great. love the enthusiasm i am the ground. taking the stage monday in sterling, democrat tim kaine supporters he is the clear choice for...
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we will clear things out by monday and a chance of showers tuesday through wednesday of next week. you can track the latest on tropical storm isaac. happy -- right now, it appears it will hit tampa by monday afternoon into tuesday. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- i'm barack obama and i approve this message now mitt romney's attacking the president on medicare? the nonpartisan a-a-r-p says obamacare "cracks down on medicare fraud, waste, and abuse and strengthens guaranteed benefits." anand the ryan plan? a-a-r-p says it would undermine medicare and could lead to higher costs for seniors... and experts say ryan's voucher plan could raise future retirees costs more than six thousand dollars. get the facts. [ male announcernc some think obamacare is the same as free health care. but nothing is free. obama is raiding $716 billion from medicare changing the program forever. taxing wheelchairs and pacemakers. raising taxes on families making less than one hundred twenty thousand dollars. free healthcare comes at a very high price. the romney-ryan plan wi
we will clear things out by monday and a chance of showers tuesday through wednesday of next week. you can track the latest on tropical storm isaac. happy -- right now, it appears it will hit tampa by monday afternoon into tuesday. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- i'm barack obama and i approve this message now mitt romney's attacking the president on medicare? the nonpartisan a-a-r-p says obamacare "cracks down on medicare fraud, waste, and abuse and...
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president obama will be heading up virginia voters. we wonder what are voters in the battleground thinking at this point? >> we keep talking about undecided voters. at this point, we were hard- pressed to find voters who did not already have their minds made up. the third and fi along way toward closing the deal done. >> population 282. nestled in the middle of horse country, this tiny town is a microcosm of this battleground state. the republicans spent that day bisecting the third and final debate. among them, this group of women out for a leisurely lunch and unswayed. >> president obama looked a little angry and i think took a couple of cheap shots. >> a similar reaction from an unemployed father who was put off by the president facial expressions. >> i think obama told lies. just the facial expressions, i feel like he's lying. >> there were some here, however, who thought the president hit the right note that may have scored points with the all-important virginia female voter demographics. >> he came out and said he looks like a st
president obama will be heading up virginia voters. we wonder what are voters in the battleground thinking at this point? >> we keep talking about undecided voters. at this point, we were hard- pressed to find voters who did not already have their minds made up. the third and fi along way toward closing the deal done. >> population 282. nestled in the middle of horse country, this tiny town is a microcosm of this battleground state. the republicans spent that day bisecting the third...
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the fifth incident in just three weeks. the russian aircraft was always an international airspace, but, a u.s. official says, it came as close as 50 miles from alaska's coastline before turning back. >> former president obama has stepped into another political battle. now endorsing emanuel macron, obama praised macron for appealing to hopes instead of fears. maureen le pen spent part of her day dodging flying egds. polls show le pen trailing macron by 20 percentage points. >> 16 children injured in what was a deadly bus crash in las vegas. kids described being tossed collided with the vehicle. they climbed to safety through the roof, the hatch, leaving backpacks behind. the driver of the car killed. child in the vehicle was critically injured. none of the students on the bus were seriously hurt. >> after an intense three day search, missing hiker in snow gee mountains of new hampshire rescued. search teams looking for randy willette since he made a 911 call tuesday. willette told that he was lost and the call dropped before
the fifth incident in just three weeks. the russian aircraft was always an international airspace, but, a u.s. official says, it came as close as 50 miles from alaska's coastline before turning back. >> former president obama has stepped into another political battle. now endorsing emanuel macron, obama praised macron for appealing to hopes instead of fears. maureen le pen spent part of her day dodging flying egds. polls show le pen trailing macron by 20 percentage points. >> 16...
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the standoff started in january and lasted six weeks. they still face charges in nevada from a 2014 standoff with federal agents in a case involving their father. >>> president obama has commute the sentences for an additional 98 federal inmates, all were imprisoned for drug crimes and nearly half serving life sentences. the president granted early releases to 688 inmates this year. that, by the way, is the most commutations granted by a president in a single year. >>> a big payout in the defamation case filed by penn state against one of the school's former assistant football coaches. wake of the sandusky child molestation case. he sought more than $4 million in lost wages and other damages. a jury awarded him more than $7 million. a judge still must decide on other claims he's making against the school, which is not commenting on the case. >>> amtrak pays out more than a quarter billion dollars to settle claims from last year's deadly crash in philadelphia. a judge approved the $265 million settlement, eight people were killed 200 othe
the standoff started in january and lasted six weeks. they still face charges in nevada from a 2014 standoff with federal agents in a case involving their father. >>> president obama has commute the sentences for an additional 98 federal inmates, all were imprisoned for drug crimes and nearly half serving life sentences. the president granted early releases to 688 inmates this year. that, by the way, is the most commutations granted by a president in a single year. >>> a big...
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. >>> the obama administration is urging north korea to free an elderly american tourist. 85-year-old merrill newman is seen on a video confessioner war crimes. it's the first time he was seen since being detained five weeks ago when he was pulled off a plane with no explanation. >> we just hope waver that misunderstanding is will be resolved. >> the swedish ambassador visited him on friday. the family is hoping to have him home before the new year. >>> a bizarre death between the broncos-chiefs game. the owner of an suv went to his car, there was a stranger sitting inside. when the stranger tried to run away, he collapsed or later died. he was not shot or stabbed. it will take an autopsy to find out what caused his death. >>> a show of support in the fight of hiv. the white house hung a giant symbolic red ribbon from the portico. >>> pope francis called on people to pray for people with hiv. he also asked for prayers for doctors and researchers working to wipe out that disease. >>> let's take a look at the weather across the nation. from the pacific northwest to the great lakes, plan
. >>> the obama administration is urging north korea to free an elderly american tourist. 85-year-old merrill newman is seen on a video confessioner war crimes. it's the first time he was seen since being detained five weeks ago when he was pulled off a plane with no explanation. >> we just hope waver that misunderstanding is will be resolved. >> the swedish ambassador visited him on friday. the family is hoping to have him home before the new year. >>> a bizarre...
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the action is part of a series of strikes over the past several weeks, from the ground and air, aimed at clamping down at the group president obama calls the newest threat to international security, al qaeda on the arabian peninsula. a group now flourishing in yemen. it was here that umar abdulmutallab was trained by al qaeda and equipped with a board before boarding that flight to detroit christmas day. we tried to retrace his steps here in sanaa, visiting the room while where he lived. and this is the third floor room where abdulmutallab spent most of his time while he was here in yemen. just a bed, a desk, a closet and a view. a school where muslim and non-muslims alike take intensive arabic. susan shen is a christian from san francisco. >> sometimes we have students who are devout muslims, male students would ruse to talk to or look at female students, and he wasn't like that. >> reporter: buzz abdulmutallab's arabic was already very good. the school was likely a cover before he disappeared to an al qaeda training camp. yemen is thought to be where anwar al awlaki is hiding. he is
the action is part of a series of strikes over the past several weeks, from the ground and air, aimed at clamping down at the group president obama calls the newest threat to international security, al qaeda on the arabian peninsula. a group now flourishing in yemen. it was here that umar abdulmutallab was trained by al qaeda and equipped with a board before boarding that flight to detroit christmas day. we tried to retrace his steps here in sanaa, visiting the room while where he lived. and...
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in other state, though, the jobless may have to wait a few weeks. >>> president obama has signed into law the weeping overhaul of the financial industry. now, he must decide who will head up the powerful new bureau of consumer protection. elizabeth warren, a harvard law professor, is considered a leading candidate for that job. >>> a tropical storm gathering 1,000 miles from the gulf oil leak is bringing work at the site to a standstill. some ships could start heading to safe harbor today. and it could be two weeks before they are back in business. the latest satellite image shows a nor organized system that could drench the keys tomorrow before heading into the gulf. john hendren has the latest from venice, louisiana. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. with that oil spill seeming closer than ever to end for good, today, there is the prospect of more delays? and worse. more crude in the gulf of mexico. a gathering storm threatens to set back the clock on the oil cleanup. at sea, these ships could evacuate their post, when relief well work is stopped just days before connecting
in other state, though, the jobless may have to wait a few weeks. >>> president obama has signed into law the weeping overhaul of the financial industry. now, he must decide who will head up the powerful new bureau of consumer protection. elizabeth warren, a harvard law professor, is considered a leading candidate for that job. >>> a tropical storm gathering 1,000 miles from the gulf oil leak is bringing work at the site to a standstill. some ships could start heading to safe...
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that is one week from today. >> incredibly frustrating. rachel, thank you. >>> that volcanic cloud, by the way, kept president obama and many other dignitaries away from today's fawn ral for the president of poland, who was killed in a plane crash along with much of the country's leadership. the president and his wife were buried in an historic cathedral, which is also the resting place for poland's greatest heroes and kings. not all poles thought this president was worthy of the honor, but tens of thousands turned out to remember him today. >>> today, the pope met with several people who had been abused, as children, by priests. benedict was, we're told, in tears during this meeting, but will this move be enough to address a truly grave crisis for the church? here's stephanie sy. >> reporter: the meeting with pope benedict described as intense, but serene. lasted only 30 minutes. but soothed a lifetime of hurt for at least a few of the men. >> everyone was crying. they felt very sorry for us. >> did the pope cry? >> yes, he had tears in h
that is one week from today. >> incredibly frustrating. rachel, thank you. >>> that volcanic cloud, by the way, kept president obama and many other dignitaries away from today's fawn ral for the president of poland, who was killed in a plane crash along with much of the country's leadership. the president and his wife were buried in an historic cathedral, which is also the resting place for poland's greatest heroes and kings. not all poles thought this president was worthy of the...
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. >> let's bring in george stephanopoulos, host of "this week." how this is going to affect the elections. nine days until voters go to the polls. >> we have seen some of the effect. both governor romney and president obama have canceled events in virginia. one big impact right now. also, it's going to effect their effort to get out the vote. didn't have much effect on early voting in florida yesterday. it could complicate it in virginia and ohio. two other key states that will impacted. then finally, is this storm as bad as it seems to be right now, it could block out the closing arguments of these candidates. in the last nine days. >> in some ways this is the real october surprise. i wonder, if you're the president how do you manage campaigning, because his job is truly on the line here with governing and imagine perhaps a large disaster. >> you show that you're in touch. the president was already talking to the federal emergency management agency. he's returning to the white house tomorrow afternoon, as i said, cancelling some events. the bigge
. >> let's bring in george stephanopoulos, host of "this week." how this is going to affect the elections. nine days until voters go to the polls. >> we have seen some of the effect. both governor romney and president obama have canceled events in virginia. one big impact right now. also, it's going to effect their effort to get out the vote. didn't have much effect on early voting in florida yesterday. it could complicate it in virginia and ohio. two other key states that...
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rights sanctions signed into law by president barack obama earlier this year. once again, russian president vladimir putin signed the law and it will go into effect next week. a couple of days. a story we have been falling for several weeks now. any new developments including any statements, we will be sure to pass those along. back to you. >> here in the jacqui jeras weather center. -- in the weather center with jacqui jeras. a nice break -- today not so bad? >> less than 24 hours to get your traveling done, so do it now. a little bit chilly -- 37 at reagan national. 34 in frederick. you can talk about five degrees -- you can take five degrees off the thermometer, that is the temperature your body will be filling with a breeze out there. a winter weather advisory is being issued ahead of the storm. it could spill into a few more counties. looking at atomic and west virginia, where four inches of snow could be expected. a good handle on the timing and precipitation with this storm -- we are looking at a mix of sunshine and cloud. temperatures rising into the lo
rights sanctions signed into law by president barack obama earlier this year. once again, russian president vladimir putin signed the law and it will go into effect next week. a couple of days. a story we have been falling for several weeks now. any new developments including any statements, we will be sure to pass those along. back to you. >> here in the jacqui jeras weather center. -- in the weather center with jacqui jeras. a nice break -- today not so bad? >> less than 24 hours...
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of the obama campaign to run her likely company. they are people that beat her years ago and she wants to run a different campaign. >> perhaps borrowing the playbook. >>> tonight, joe paterno has reclaimed the titles more wins than any major college football coach in history. penn state football had been of 112 wins as a result of the jerry sandusky sexual abuse scandal. and $65,000 in fines paid bid penn state will be reallocated to help victims of sexual abuse. >>> this friday the hospital imposter caught on tape.s say wearing his lab coat, a stethoscope and tonight the real doctor who noticed something was wrong. >>> and an effort to get america back in space. >>> and our person of the week tonight, actress julianne moore on her many roles, her life and who she is standing up for tonight. the silent struggle in america is coming up. i am his guardian. i am his voice. so i asked about adding once-daily namenda xr® to his current treatment for moderate to severe alzheimer's. it works differently. when added to another alzheimer's
of the obama campaign to run her likely company. they are people that beat her years ago and she wants to run a different campaign. >> perhaps borrowing the playbook. >>> tonight, joe paterno has reclaimed the titles more wins than any major college football coach in history. penn state football had been of 112 wins as a result of the jerry sandusky sexual abuse scandal. and $65,000 in fines paid bid penn state will be reallocated to help victims of sexual abuse. >>>...
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he presumably will be back in a couple of weeks. maybe he was looking for the reindeer. >> now we know who santa has been. >>> the obamas have decked the halls of the white house for the final time. unveiled this year's holiday decorations. the white house tree is hung with gold onles honoring gold star military families and large replicas of the first pets, bo and sunny and my favorite, a gingerbread white house made with 150 pounds of gingerbread and 20 pounds of icing. >> looks awesome. >>> almost too pretty to eat. almost. >> almost. >>> up next in "the pulse," the another birthday. >>> and the must see home for sale made famous because of one of its closets. i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment with breo. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo
he presumably will be back in a couple of weeks. maybe he was looking for the reindeer. >> now we know who santa has been. >>> the obamas have decked the halls of the white house for the final time. unveiled this year's holiday decorations. the white house tree is hung with gold onles honoring gold star military families and large replicas of the first pets, bo and sunny and my favorite, a gingerbread white house made with 150 pounds of gingerbread and 20 pounds of icing....
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this week, they are going to try to change that. >> reporter: that's right. they are going to begin to take the first steps to a contract with america, part two for 2010. going to be a critical moment for republicans as they define what they're for. they are trying to solicit ideas. they want voters to tell them what to include in this new platform. in's going to be important to see. republicans need to have a plan and a strategy. >> rick klein, thank you. >>> and now to afghanistan, where today the taliban claimed spoment for that brazen attack we told you about last night. a failed attempt to storm the largest nato base in southern afghanistan. several coalition troops were wounded. >>> the taliban finances much of its operation by selling opium, group from pop pips, now being harvested. so, why are american troops now helping the afghan farmers grow that opium? nick schifrin reports from afghanistan on a controversial new policy. >> reporter: in western kandahar, hob by farmers score, peel, harvest their crop. and the americans do nothing to stop them. u.s
this week, they are going to try to change that. >> reporter: that's right. they are going to begin to take the first steps to a contract with america, part two for 2010. going to be a critical moment for republicans as they define what they're for. they are trying to solicit ideas. they want voters to tell them what to include in this new platform. in's going to be important to see. republicans need to have a plan and a strategy. >> rick klein, thank you. >>> and now to...
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this week president obama hits four states. he won in the past. >> it means there is no such thing as a safe state for democrats in the past. there is no such as a safe slam dunk election. >> reporter: both parties are focused on the economy and who voters trust to fix it. >> they know if they want to save america they've got to change the congress and that's going to happen on heavy 2nd. >> this isn't a prescription for economic growth but for surrender. we can't do that. >> reporter: when president obama campaigns in wisconsin this week, democratic senator russ feingold won't be there. the senator is opting for a appearance with the more popular michelle obama scheduled for next month. vinita and mike. >> emily live in washington, thank you. >>> the new round of mideast peace talks has entered into a crucial phase. the plinks have threatened to walk out if more jewish settlements are built on the west bank. that new construction could begin as early as today. simon mcgregor-wood joins us from jerusalem with the latest. good m
this week president obama hits four states. he won in the past. >> it means there is no such thing as a safe state for democrats in the past. there is no such as a safe slam dunk election. >> reporter: both parties are focused on the economy and who voters trust to fix it. >> they know if they want to save america they've got to change the congress and that's going to happen on heavy 2nd. >> this isn't a prescription for economic growth but for surrender. we can't do...